1987-Now

1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. more...

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Events

January

January 1 - Frobisher Bay, Northwest Territories, changes its name to Iqaluit. In 1999, it becomes the capital of Nunavut.; January 2 - Battle of Fada: The Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade.; January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.; January 4 - Chase, Maryland rail wreck: An Amtrak train en route from Washington, DC to Boston, Massachusetts collides with Conrail engines, killing 16.; January 5 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan undergoes prostate surgery, causing speculation about his physical fitness to continue in office.; January 8 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 2,000 for the first time, gaining 8.30 to close at 2,002.25.; January 13 - New York mafiosi Anthony Salerno and Carmine Peruccia are sentenced to 100 years in prison for racketeering.; January 16 - Leon Cordero, president of Ecuador, is kidnapped by followers of imprisoned General Frank Vargas, who successfully demand his release.; January 20 - Terry Waite, the special envoy of the Archbishop of Canterbury in Lebanon, is kidnapped in Beirut (released November 1991).; January 22 - R. Budd Dwyer, Treasurer for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, shoots and kills himself at a press conference after being found guilty on charges of bribery, fraud, conspiracy, and racketeering.; January 24 - In Lebanon, gunmen kidnap Alann Steen, Jesse Turner, Robert Polhill and Mitheleshwar Singh.; January 25 - N.Y. Giants defeat the Denver Broncos, 39- 20, in Super Bowl XXI.; January 29 - William J. Casey ends his term as CIA Director.; January 31 - The last Ohrbach's department store closes in New York City after 64 years of operation.;

February

February 11 - British Airways is privatised and listed on the London Stock Exchange.; February 11 - The new Constitution of the Philippines goes into effect.; February 11 - The United States military detonates an atomic weapon at the Nevada Test Site.; February 12 - A Unabomber bomb explodes in Salt Lake City, Utah.; February 20 - A second Unabomber bomb explodes at the Salt Lake City computer store; the owner is injured.; February 23 - Supernova 1987A is observed (the first "naked-eye" supernova since 1604).; February 26 - Iran-Contra affair: The Tower Commission rebukes U.S. President Ronald Reagan for not controlling his National Security staff.;

March

March 4 - President Reagan addresses the American people on the Iran-Contra Affair, acknowledging that his overtures to Iran had 'deteriorated' into an arms-for-hostages deal.; March 6 - A cross-channel ferry capsizes outside the harbor off Zeebrugge, Belgium - 180 drown.; March 7 - U2's The Joshua Tree album is released.; March 19 - In Charlotte, North Carolina, televangelist Jim Bakker, head of PTL Ministries, resigns after admitting an affair with church secretary Jessica Hahn.;

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